Brian dives into a roundup of recent Twitter posts, including testimony in Germany about the extent of COVID era vaccine injuries, and AI waking up and becoming sentient. The boys then wade into some discouraging developments in Iran that could mean the loss of the US empire. That discussion leads the lads to remark on the advisability of consuming the news. Finally, Nate reaches back in time with the story of Petrarch, Boccaccio and Dante, who lived through the darkest night before the dawn of Italian Renaissance.

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